Section 1.
Basic Requirement; Passing Score. (1) An applicant for a license or permit
issued by the board shall provide written proof that he has received a score:

(a) Of
seventy-five (75), on each step, part, or component or its numerical
equivalent; or

(b) A FLEX
weighted average (FWA) of seventy-five (75) in a single sitting.

(2) A passing
score for an applicant who has taken Component I and Component II of the
Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) shall be a score of seventy-five (75)
on each component.

(3) The board
shall recognize a passing score on the above examinations provided the
applicant obtains a passing score within 4 attempts for each step, component,
part, or level.

(4) A passing
score for an applicant who takes Step 1, 2, and 3 of the United States Medical
Licensing Examination (USMLE) shall be a score of seventy-five (75) or its
numerical equivalent. A passing score for an applicant who takes Levels 1, 2,
and 3 of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination
(COMPLEX-USA) shall be a score of seventy-five (75) or its numerical
equivalent.

(5) The board
shall recognize the following combinations of examinations only if completed
prior to the year 2000:

(a) NBME Part
I or USMLE Step 1, plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2, plus NBME Part III or
USMLE Step 3; or

Section 2.
Examinations Approved by the Board. The following examinations are approved by
the board in regard to the fulfillment of the examination requirement for
licensure:

(1)
Examinations administered prior to 1972 by the licensure authority of another
state, United States territory or Canadian province upon sufficient proof that
the examination consisted of comprehensive testing in the basic and clinical
sciences;

(2) The
examination administered by the Federation of State Medical Boards, (FLEX);

(3) The
examination administered by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME);

(4) The
examination administered by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
(NBOME) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination
(COMPLEX-USA);

(5) The
examination administered jointly by the Federation of State Medical Boards and
National Board of Medical Examiners entitled United States Medical Licensing
Examination (USMLE).